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  • abbreviation United Arab Emirates

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  • noun computing, obsolete Initialism of Unrecoverable Application Error.. The standard Microsoft Windows error message in Win16.
  • proper noun Initialism of United Arab Emirates.
  • proper noun computing Initialism of Unix Amiga Emulator. See The UAE Amiga Emulator Homepage.

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Examples

  • After all, if the UAE is the hotbed of terrorism she and her allies in the War Party make it out to be, then why not invade, occupy the country, and root out the bad guys?

    Raimondo on Dubai's Potential Backlash JDsg 2006

  • After all, if the UAE is the hotbed of terrorism she and her allies in the War Party make it out to be, then why not invade, occupy the country, and root out the bad guys?

    Archive 2006-03-01 JDsg 2006

  • The UAE is playing an increasing role in business and international relations.

    Official: UAE Does 'Not Tolerate Any Degree Of Family Violence' AP 2010

  • Those are hardly bastions of democracy or free speech generally (though the UAE is fairly good compared to, say, Saudi Arabia ....).

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The Communications Decency Act of 1996 Meets the Closed Frontier 2010

  • I am a huge fan of twilight .. i have read each book 6 times .. can someone help me i wanna know is there any twilight merchandise available here in UAE?

    Twilight Lexicon » Twilight Hits the Arab Speaking World 2009

  • The UAE decision was driven by economic analysis which showed a cumulative annual growth rate in energy consumption from 2007 through 2020 of some 9%, resulting in increased demands for upwards of 40k MW, which the UAE is not in a position to provide through traditional energy supplies.

    scott ritter’s proposals for iran policy 2008

  • As such, the UAE is well positioned to take a high-minded stance when it comes to adhering to “concerns from the international community regarding spent fuel reprocessing and enrichment plants in developing countries, and the dual-use nature of components employed in fuel fabrication and processing.”

    17 « November « 2008 « Niqnaq 2008

  • The UAE decision was driven by economic analysis which showed a cumulative annual growth rate in energy consumption from 2007 through 2020 of some 9%, resulting in increased demands for upwards of 40k MW, which the UAE is not in a position to provide through traditional energy supplies.

    17 « November « 2008 « Niqnaq 2008

  • Sci-Fi, Screenwriting, Sports, Ken Harvey zay first of all Dubai is a City and Abu Dhabi is other city (capital of UAE 125KM from Dubai) that been said, there are some films was shot in UAE the biggest is

    Former Football Star Wants To Shoot Space-Based Sports Movie in Dubai? | /Film 2008

  • As such, the UAE is well positioned to take a high-minded stance when it comes to adhering to “concerns from the international community regarding spent fuel reprocessing and enrichment plants in developing countries, and the dual-use nature of components employed in fuel fabrication and processing.”

    scott ritter’s proposals for iran policy 2008

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